NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 31 (game #334)

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

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Hint #1: Today's theme
Hint #2: Clue words
Hint #3: Spangram
Hint #4: Spangram position
Today's answers
Yesterday's answers

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #334) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Baby talk

NYT Strands today (game #334) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

YARD
OBEY
BONE
BORE
DARE
SEEM

NYT Strands today (game #334) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Look who’s talking

NYT Strands today (game #334) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 4th column

Last side: bottom, 5th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #334) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 334 on a blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #334, are…

MAMA
DADA
KITTY
MINE
BOTTLE
YUCKY
BYE BYE
MORE
SPANGRAM: FIRST WORDS

My rating: Moderate
My score: 1 hint

Strands asked us to think like a baby today, or at least spell like one.

After some initial worries that the whole puzzle was going to be “baby talk” – Gaga, Googoo, etc – it all fell into place rather sweetly.

According to family legend my first words were not MAMA or DADA but “Batman”, a result perhaps, of the TV being my favourite parent and the cause of a lifelong obsession with men in tights – although Adam West will always be a cut above any other caped crusader. I’d also contest that like the classic Batman TV series, any action TV show or movie could be vastly improved by the addition of the words “BIFF!”, “POW!” and “SPLAAAT!” appearing on the screen in red and yellow lettering during fight scenes.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 30 January, game #333)

FROZEN
DARK
DEEP
LAKE
SLEEP
SHAKE
LOVELY
BELLS
SPANGRAM: FROST POEM

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.

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